http://greensboro.bbb.org/WWWRoot//SitePage.aspx?site=54&id=a824b759-3137-43b5-aedf-a38056bcce73&debug=False 10 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT The BBB is warning consumers about Bryan Frantz, manager of Molly Maid of Chesterfield, who has been charge with breaking into a customer's apartment. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/bryan-frantz-head-of-molly-maid-franchise-charged-in-client-burglary-bbb-warns-41253 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT Consumers have filed more than 160 complaints against Midwest Circulation of Cameron, Mo., with the BBB, saying they were duped by the firm's door-to-door salespeople. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/consumers-tell-bbb-midwest-circulations-magazine-salespeople-duped-them-41010 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT St. Louis area job seekers say they were scammed by thieves who said they represented Bio Advocate Pro, a biohazard cleaning company, and asked them to pay for background checks with prepaid cards. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/bbb-warns-bio-advocate-pro-steals-money-from-job-seekers-40989 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:00:00 GMT The Consumer Fraud Task Force urges bi-state residents to be alert for signs that friends or family members have been trapped by the notorious schemes. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/consumer-fraud-task-force-warns-of-predatory-jamaican-lottery-scams-40293 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 06:00:00 GMT The BBB is warning the public of a scam that tricked a school nurse out of $4,700 after threatening her with jail and the loss of her job. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/bbb-alert-thieves-steal-4700-from-nurse-after-threats-of-jail-job-loss-39772 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 06:00:00 GMT The BBB is alerting real estate agents to a phony complaint website that seeks money to remove or resolve complaints against the agents. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/phony-complaint-website-targets-real-estate-agents-bbb-warns-39742 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 06:00:00 GMT The BBB is warning utility customers that imposters have been threatening to shut off utilities if they didn't make immediate payments. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/bbb-warning-phony-utility-workers-threaten-shutoffs-demand-payment-39105 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 06:00:00 GMT The Consumer Fraud Task Force alerts consumers to some common online scams that have victimized buyers during the holidays. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/dont-let-online-thieves-wreck-your-holidays-consumer-fraud-task-force-warns-38461 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT The BBB is warning consumers about sweepstakes notifications, 'prize fees,' after Missouri man loses $41,000 to scammers. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/missouri-man-loses-41000-in-sweepstakes-scam-bbb-warns-against-paying-prize-fees-37839 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 05:00:00 GMT The BBB is warning consumers about seven online payday loan schemes in Las Vegas that have spawned more than 370 complaints about unauthorized withdrawals from bank accounts. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/bbb-online-payday-loan-scheme-draws-hundreds-of-complaints-nationwide-37317 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 05:00:00 GMT The BBB is urging caution to anyone doing business with Advanced Marketing & Promotions (AMP), an Alabama-based business managed by Dean Stanley in the St. Louis area. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/confusion-over-debit-card-offer-at-church-prompts-bbb-alert-on-advanced-marketing-and-promotions-36435 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 05:00:00 GMT The BBB suggests that donors who want to support veterans consider options other than Veterans Relief Network, which uses a St. Louis firm to raise money using sweepstakes. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/bbb-warns-about-veterans-relief-network-charity-tied-to-st-louis-area-sweepstakes-firm-36250 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 05:00:00 GMT Former customers of Hollywood Video tell the BBB that they have been contacted by debt collectors claiming they still owe the defunct business for overdue rentals. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/bbb-alert-collectors-hound-hollywood-video-customers-for-bogus-late-fees-35280 Mon, 18 Jun 2012 05:00:00 GMT Consumers nationwide continue to be victimized by sophisticated loan scams that demand up-front fees for personal loans that are never delivered, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/bbb-warns-consumers-to-avoid-advance-fee-loan-scams-using-green-dot-moneypaks-34911 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 05:00:00 GMT From bed bugs to billing blunders, unanswered and unresolved complaints reveal industry-wide patterns for "Hotels" in Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/bbb-release-hotels-check-out-before-checking-in-34714 Tue, 22 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT A St. Louis County business owner said Internet thieves stole the name of her company to get cash and personal information from job seekers in an elaborate work at home scheme, the BBB warns. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/thieves-steal-web-business-solutions-name-in-work-at-home-scam-bbb-told-34414 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT St. Louis area businesses say Open Business Directory charged them for online ads they didn't want and did not intend to buy, the BBB warns. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/businesses-tell-bbb-open-business-directory-tricked-them-to-buy-ads-33488 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT The BBB is warning St. Louis area residents to be alert for what appears to be a utility, rent and mortgage assistance scam operating in the St. Louis region. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/bogus-charity-appears-to-be-duping-missourians-seeking-utility-housing-assistance-bbb-warns-31113 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT A Missouri insurance agency appears to be using questionable Medicare mailings to sidestep the state’s no-call law and get its salespeople into the homes of senior citizens, the BBB warns. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/bbb-alert-haberstroh-insurance-agency-senior-health-group-use-misleading-tactics-to-sell-to-seniors-30717 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT Frustrated customers of a St. Louis County financial services company say the business abandoned them after charging them hundreds of dollars each to repair their credit or help them buy homes. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/smart-solutions-promised-to-fix-credit-broke-promises-instead-customers-tell-bbb-29144 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT Red yard signs offering to erase your bad credit. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/erase-bad-credit-29100 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT A disabled maintenance worker from Florissant, Mo., said thieves tricked her into giving them $3,000 after they told her she won two multimillion-dollar sweepstakes prizes, the BBB said. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/disabled-mother-daughter-fall-victim-to-sweepstakes-scam-bbb-advises-29035 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT Homeowners in Berkeley, Mo., say that Pettis Construction Co. of Florissant, Mo., did such poor quality work that they were forced to live elsewhere. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/bbb-april-tornado-contractor-bruce-pettis-put-homeowners-in-double-jeopardy-28955 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT The Better Business Bureau (BBB) welcomes news of the indictment of the principals of US Fidelis, a vehicle service contract (VSC) company that has long been under investigation by the BBB. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/bbb-welcomes-news-of-indictment-of-principals-in-us-fidelis-27918 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT The Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns homeowners to steer clear of mailings asking them to join national “mass joinder” lawsuits to force their mortgage companies to cut their loan payments. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/bbb-warns-homeowners-mass-joinder-lawsuit-mailings-may-be-latest-advance-fee-mortgage-modification-scheme-26797 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT A year after the collapse of US Fidelis, the nation’s largest seller of extended auto service contracts, the BBB advises customers to remain extremely skeptical of any company marketing similar after-market contracts. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/auto-service-contract-seller-stop-repair-bills-leaves-trail-of-unhappy-customers-bbb-warns-24596 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT Consumers say that an “energy-balancing” bracelet widely advertised as an aid to improved flexibility, balance and strength has done nothing to improve their health. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/consumers-say-irenew-bracelet-did-nothing-for-their-health-22418 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT A company that markets itself as a leader in the timeshare resale business also claims an address in the long-vacant and padlocked LaSalle building at 509 Olive Street in downtown St. Louis. http://greensboro.bbb.org/article/property-experts-marketing-promises-to-sell-timeshares-fails-to-carry-through-bbb-warns-19989